| 单词 | a breath of air |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa breath of air a. A gentle breeze; a light movement of the air; a puff. Now chiefly in a breath of wind or a breath of air.Cf. a breath of fresh air at Phrases 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > puff of pufflOE breathc1400 fuff1535 whiff1603 whift1614 tifta1765 cat's paw1769 skift1808 flaff1827 skiff1827 whiffle1842 whisp1884 quiff1912 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > gentle wind auraa1398 breathc1400 air1535 gentle gale1567 zephyr1567 pirriea1614 breeze1626 gentle breeze1635 pirra1722 gale1728 zephyret1777 spill1899 c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 138 When boþe breþes con blowe vpon blo watteres. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 58 Þe bre & the brethe burbelit to gedur. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. x. 46 There is not a breath of wind stirring. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 53 He apprehends every breath of air as much as if it were a Hurricane. 1822 P. B. Shelley Hellas 4 Sweet as a summer night without a breath. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 133 There was not a breath of air stirring. 1915 Amer. Photogr. Aug. 471 The sun was fiercely hot; there was only a breath of breeze. 2004 S. Hall Electric Michelangelo 174 The fishing boats cast tussled shadows on the water like a breath of wind through wheat fields. < as lemmas |
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